Myxedema Coma Overview The thyroid gland, located at the front part of the neck, is responsible for making substances called thyroid hormones that are important for all body cells to work properly.

Myxedema coma Myxedema coma is a serious condition. Any person displaying symptoms of myxedema or severe hypothyroidism must seek emergency medical attention.

IN contrast to other endocrine disorders, such as diabetes mellitus and Addison's disease, which not uncommonly constitute acute medical emergencies, diseases of the thyroid gland tend to progress ...

SEATTLE — Hospitalized adults with hypothyroidism who are diagnosed with myxedema coma have a higher mortality rate and are hospitalized for longer than those without myxedema coma, according to ...

CORONADO, Calif. — Myxedema coma can be safely and effectively treated with IV levothyroxine, according to recent study findings presented at the American Thyroid Association Annual Meeting ...

The compound was termed a goitrin because it inhibited the uptake of iodine by the thyroid gland. 2 In our patient, the problem was her consumption of considerable amounts of raw bok choy.

Even with treatment, mortality rates from myxedema coma can be as high as 25% to 60%, yet, due to its rarity, reports on effective diagnosis and treatment in the literature are limited mainly to ...

Eating extra veggies is a good goal, but an 88-year-old Chinese woman took the quest too far, consuming enough raw bok choy to send herself into a life-threatening, thyroid-induced coma, doctors ...

APP said that its levothyroxine sodium for injection will be marketed in single-dose 100-mcg, 200-mcg and 500-mcg vials. The drug is designed to treat myxedema coma, a life-threatening ...

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